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However, these compounds can lead to parasite resistance and unwanted side effects. Therefore, there is a need for an alternative treatment for this disease. Here, we explored the potential of clotrimazole (CTZ) and zinc compounds, as well as CTZ complexed with zinc salts ([<jats:bold>1<\/jats:bold>] acetate [Zn(CTZ)<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>(Ac)<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>] and [<jats:bold>2<\/jats:bold>] a chloride [Zn(CTZ)<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>Cl<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>] complexes) against <jats:italic>T. vaginalis.<\/jats:italic> We synthesized the zinc complexed CTZ compounds and determined their concentration values that inhibited parasite growth by 50% (IC50). We used scanning and transmission electron microscopy to visualize the ultrastructural alterations induced by CTZ and their zinc complexes. The incubation of the parasites with [Zn(CTZ)<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>(Ac)<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>] complex inhibited their growth, yielding an IC50 of 4.9 <jats:italic>\u00b5<\/jats:italic><jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc>. Moreover, there were changes in the shape of treated parasites, including the formation of surface projections that subsequently detached from the cell, in addition to changes in the hydrogenosomes, endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex. 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